The figures are in: enrollments slipping in local schools
Enrolments are declining across the region in both School District No. 8 and in Selkirk College’s regional campuses, but respective administrations aren’t ready to push the panic button. The first enrolment total of the year for SD8 (as of Sept. 30) was 5,086 by a “head count,” a number that was down from initial estimates […]
Eight Wildcats off to Sunday's B.C. Female AAA Hockey All Star Game
Despite a fourth place showing in league standings, hockey evaluators have noticed the Kootenay Wildcats possess a core group of exciting players. Why else would the B.C. Female AAA Hockey League selected no less than eight players to the upcoming All star game Sunday, at the Events Centre in Langley. Trail’s Christina Bonacci, Erin McLean […]
Time is short to give input into the 2012 budget and five-year-plan
'Tis the season to wrangle over the municipal budget, so if you have an opinion about how the city should spend taxpayer money, we (and the city) want to hear about it now!The timeframe for your opinion to be heard is very short. On Monday evening, the committee-of-the-whole — absent new councillors Cary Fisher and Jody...
This Christmas, Rossland gives the gift of freedom to six Burmese refugees
Two families of Mon refugees from Burma will soon move to Rossland thanks to the efforts of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFR), a community group formed this summer by Rossland residents. Now WKFR will focus on raising funds to support the families for one year after they arrive in 2013. “The families’ applications […]
Black Jack to host NorAms this weekend
This weekend the Black Jack Ski Club will be hosting a NorAm/Teck Sprint Series race. According to a press release from the club, the event will “bring in about 120 athletes, with a total of 400 people including coaches and families. This is the top level of Cross Country skiing in North America and attracts […]
Christmas isn't Christmas anymore?
I'm suspecting I'm not the only Christian minister who is in receipt of emails; facebook pokes; youtube videos and (if I had an account like my Anglican friend across the street) twitter notes filled with umbrage about the downfall of Christmas. Not as a way of life; not as a recognition of the Divine in the ordinary; not ...
UPDATED: Police arrest six alleged drug traffickers in Castlegar
Six Castlegar residents appeared in court today facing charges of trafficking cocaine, but all six were put over to a new court date, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. While he couldn’t offer much information about the investigation, Orr told The Source that it went on for four months, from June to September. “We brought in undercover operators […]
Christmas programs, changes, and more!
As we move towards the Christmas break there are lots of program changes and additions to note! If you currently enjoy a program or class in one of the school buildings – MacLean Elementary School, Rossland Secondary School or MacLean Annex, all classes and programs cancel over the Christmas holiday, which starts Monday,...
Former Nelson monastery set to become the Kalein Hospice Centre
A long held community dream to establish a hospice centre in Nelson has taken a giant step forward with the purchase, by the Kalein Hospice Centre Society (KHCS), of a retired monastery in the Rosemont neighborhood of Nelson. Formerly home to the Catholic Order of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, the property, located at […]
RDCK improves transit system
Service to the North Shore and to Castlegar just got a little better. The RDCK board of directors approved changes to the region’s transit system in consultation with BC Transit, expanding the transit fleet to include a 40-foot Nova bus for the Nelson to Castlegar transit route. This bus is expected to provide expanded capacity […]
